What Is the Most Accurate Description of the Consequence(s)of the Increased

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the most accurate description of the consequence(s) of the increased oxygen (O₂) in the atmosphere during and after the Silurian Period?

• A)Conquest of land by arthropods.
• B)Conquest of land by arthropods and vertebrates.
• C)Increases in animal body sizes and appearance of shelled organisms.
• D)Conquest of land by arthropods and vertebrates,and plants.
• E)Conquest of land by arthropods and vertebrates and an increase in animal body sizes.

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